Lahore vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$151
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$332
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
36
😀 Quality of life
51
51
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.47M

The cost of living in Lahore is 50% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8998th and 6460th ($386 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Pakistan and Zambia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 6245th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$5932

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$337
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$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992